Open AccessRacial/Ethnic Differences in Women’s Life Event Exposure Across Midlife
Author(s) -
Rachel Koffer,
Rebecca C. Thurston,
Joyce T. Bromberger,
Karen A. Matthews
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series b, psychological sciences and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbab024
Subject(s) - ethnic group , gerontology , health and retirement study , life course approach , psychology , normative , demography , mental health , medicine , developmental psychology , psychiatry , sociology , philosophy , epistemology , anthropology
Stressful life events are associated with poorer physical, cognitive, and mental health. Examining life events trends across midlife illustrates normative experiences of stress in a critical life period for intervention and disease prevention. Further, there is a critical need for research with racially/ethnically diverse samples to identify differences in life event exposure, as they may relate to later health disparities.